Dear Self Nine Lashes

You and I
Need to call out for help
'Cause we've wandered to far out to sea
I'm alright
I keep telling myself but
I'm finding it hard to believe

I try to wait it out
Wait it out
But you're down in the lungs and
It's harder to breathe
I'll never make it out
Make it out
With all the terrible questions
You're throwing at me

Dear self
You are the heaviness in my chest (in my chest)
Dear self
You are the weariness in my breath (in my breath)
For all the times you took control
And all the years of mine you stole
The day has come to let you go
Dear self

It is I
That's been holding me down but
I'm finally able to see
I'm alright
There may be scars on the chest but
It's holding a heart with a beat

I try to wait it out
Wait it out
But you're down in the lungs and
It's harder to breathe
I'll never make it out
Make it out
With all the terrible questions
You're throwing at me

Dear self
You are the heaviness in my chest (in my chest)
Dear self
You are the weariness in my breath (in my breath)
For all the times you took control
And all the years of mine you stole
The day has come to let you go

Now I'm finally falling
Into the waves of the unknown
I've left you far behind me
For the grace I now call home

Find me finally falling
This place is now my home

Dear self
You are the heaviness in my chest (in my chest)
Dear self
You are the weariness in my breath (in my breath)
For all the times you took control
And all the years of mine you stole
The day has come to let you go
Dear self
For all the times you took control
And all the years of mine you stole
The day has come to let you go